Appliance for oil preservation of piling in water.



0. QUIST. APPLIANCE FOR OIL PRESERVATION OF FILING IN WATER.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 28, 1908.

978,643. Patented Dec.13,1910.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR BY MM.

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APPLIOATION FILED 001. 2B, 1908.

978,643. 1 Patented Dec.13,1910.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR W OLOF QU/ST,

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APPLIANCE FOR OIL PRESERVATION OF FILING IN WATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 28, 1908.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910. Serial No. 459,925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLOF QUIsr, citizen of the United States, residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Appliances for Oil Preservation of Piling in l'Vater; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to appliances for preserving piling, telegraph and telephone poles or the supporting timbers of any structure when said supports come in 0011- tact with the water or moisture from the earth.

I employ oil as the preservative and this invention has to do with the means used for holding the oil around the piling or other supports at the desired place which is ust above the water.

Among the objects I have in view are to protect the supports from insects and fire as well as the decay which results from contact with the air alone.

Another object is to support the tube for holding the oil around the piling ri 'idly in place thereon at the desired level.

A further object is to provide for the autol'uatic shifting of the oil up and down on the piling to accord with the rising and falling of the tide, whereby the preserving fluid always protects the vital part of the piling, namely, that just above the water line.

Still another object is to protect the piling and the oil-containing casings from floating debris in swiftrunning streams.

Further objects will become apparent from the following description.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view showing two piles supporting a platform and equipped with protectors constructed in accordance with my invention, one of said protectors or tubular casings being partially broken away and its cover shown raised therefrom to better illustrate its construction. Fig. 2 is a detailed view of one member or side plate comprising one of the protectors or casings. Fig. 3 s an elevation of the piles and platform, illustrating a modified form of protector in section, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken through the lugs on the protectors to which the braces are connected.

While I have illustrated my protectors as apphed to piling, it should be understood that they may be used with equal success in other supports. Nor do I limit myself to the details of construction herein shown and described but reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, A designates the piles which support the timbers B of the platform.

C are the protectors or tubular casings which hold the oil. These protectors are illustrated in Fig. 1 as having oppositely extending ribs C at their edges which are presented to the current and are designed to protect the piling as well as the casing from being crushed or otherwise injured by floating debris. In calm waters, the protectors or casings may be round in cross-section, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The protector illustrated in Fig. 1 is composed of two similar side plates C which are secured together at their edges by bolts passed through holes C Fig. 2. Said plates are further secured by clamps I), one of which is preferably attached to the middle of each casing and connected to the platform by adjustable rods or braces E made in sections E coupled by turn buckles E whereby said casings are held securely in the desired positions. An additional protection is afforded the casing against floating debris by the skeleton shield I)' which extends along the ribs of the protector facing upstream. The casings are clamped rigidly to their piles by means of sectional tapered blocks (2 connected to the cover plate II by verticalv rods F. Said cover plate may be provided with an opening H having a pivoted closure I, as illustrated in Fig. 1, for pouring in the oil. Said blocks are wedged into the lower end of each casing by tightening the nuts F upon the cover plate which is pressed tightlv down on the top of the casing by the same operation thereby excluding insects, fire and air. The bottoms of the casings or protectors do not have to be sealed by the blocks G because the water will support the oil on its surface in said casings. The variation in the surface line of the oil diie to the shifting of the tide is illustrated ataa while the variation in the tide line is shown at ba Fig. 3 illustrates how the casings may be extended down to rest upon the bottom of the river or pond. In such case, the clamping blocks may be omitted. The cover plates may also 'be dispensed with, as here, when insects are not prevalent. It will be observed that the modification as well as the preferred form of protector allows the oil to shift from the lowest to the highest water line so that it always covers the part of the piling in need of protection. It may be noted that any chemical preservative may be employed in place of oil.

I claim 1. The combination, with supports of the character described, and a superstructure, of tubular casings around said supports, and means of connection between said casings and superstructure.

2. The combination, with supports of the character described, and a superstructure, of tubular casings around said supports, and adjustable means of connection between said casings and superstructure.

3. The combination, with a support of the character described, of a tubular casing extending well above the water line and partially open at its bottom, a closure at the top of said casing and a preservative fluid on the surface of the water within said casing whereby said fiuid is capable of shifting with the tide.

f. The combination, with a support of the character described, of a tubular casing around said support, and tapered blocks clamped between said support and casing for the purpose specified.

5. The combination, with a support of the character described, of a tubular casing around said support, a cover plate for said casing, tapered blocks in the lower end of said casing, and rods connecting said cover plate and blocks for the purposes specified.

6. The combination, with a support of the character described, of a tubular casing around said support and having a projecting rib at its side facing upstream for the purpose specified.

7. The combination, with a support of the character described, of a tubular casing around said support and having a projecting rib at its side facing upstream, and a skeleton shield arranged along and conforming to said rib.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

OLOF .QUIST.

Witnesses J. NASTER, RUooLr RASELBAUER. 

